February pronunciation
February has 4 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "feh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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February syllables
February has 4 syllables: FEH-byuh-weh-ree.
- FEHfɛ
- byuhbjə
- wehwɛ
- reeri
FEB-yoo-air-ee, with the first r dropped, is the everyday pronunciation and fully accepted. FEB-roo-air-ee, sounding both r’s, is the careful form. Both are correct; the first is simply easier to say.
Sounds to watch
The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
The w sound
Round your lips as if for oo and glide into the next vowel. No teeth contact, or it turns into a v.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
February in a sentence
- February is the shortest month, but it always feels the longest.
- The lease runs out at the end of February.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- /v/ and /w/ confusedUse teeth-on-lip contact for /v/ and rounded lips without contact for /w/.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce february?
February is pronounced /ˈfɛ.bjə.ˌwɛ.ri/, or FEH-byuh-weh-ree in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "feh".
How many syllables are in february?
4: FEH-byuh-weh-ree. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use february in a sentence?
February is the shortest month, but it always feels the longest. The lease runs out at the end of February.
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